Edap Tms (EDAP) Competitors

ZimVie (NASDAQ:ZIMV) and Edap Tms (NASDAQ:EDAP) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and risk.

Is ZIMV or EDAP more profitable?

Edap Tms has a net margin of -34.92% compared to ZimVie's net margin of -77.31%. ZimVie's return on equity of 2.90% beat Edap Tms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZimVie	-77.31%	2.90%	1.17%
Edap Tms	-34.92%	-44.21%	-25.88%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ZIMV or EDAP?

95.6% of ZimVie shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of Edap Tms shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of ZimVie shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Edap Tms shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ZIMV or EDAP?

Edap Tms received 343 more outperform votes than ZimVie when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.20% of users gave Edap Tms an outperform vote while only 22.22% of users gave ZimVie an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ZimVie	Outperform Votes 4 22.22%	Underperform Votes 14 77.78%
Edap Tms	Outperform Votes 347 61.20%	Underperform Votes 220 38.80%

Which has better earnings and valuation, ZIMV or EDAP?

Edap Tms has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ZimVie. ZimVie is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Edap Tms, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZimVie	$449.75M	0.71	-$393.28M	-$0.95	-12.12
Edap Tms	$63.41M	1.30	-$22.92M	-$0.65	-3.42

Does the media refer more to ZIMV or EDAP?

In the previous week, Edap Tms had 4 more articles in the media than ZimVie. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Edap Tms and 4 mentions for ZimVie. ZimVie's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Edap Tms' score of 0.48 indicating that ZimVie is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ZimVie	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Edap Tms	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer ZIMV or EDAP?

ZimVie presently has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 99.83%. Edap Tms has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 755.86%. Given Edap Tms' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Edap Tms is more favorable than ZimVie.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZimVie	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Edap Tms	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, ZIMV or EDAP?

ZimVie has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edap Tms has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Edap Tms beats ZimVie on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.